Author Question: President Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court A. was eventually defeated in ... (Read 142 times)

renzo156 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

By the end of 1938,

A. Congress had come to accept the need for further reforms.

B. the New Deal had largely come to an end.

C. the nation had largely emerged from the Depression.

D. the American public had come to strongly oppose the New Deal.

E. President Roosevelt began what became known as the Third New Deal.

Question 2

During the recession of 1937,

A. congressional Republicans took most of the blame.

B. industrial production faltered but employment remained steady.

C. it became apparent that New Deal programs had made little impact on economic conditions.

D. Roosevelt tried to mitigate the damage by reducing spending.

E. the economy was almost as bad as during the worst economic period of the Hoover administration in 1932-1933.

Question 3

In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt decided

A. that Social Security should be expanded to include agricultural and domestic laborers.

B. that he should try to balance the federal budget.

C. the federal work programs would have to be continued indefinitely.

D. that there should be a sharp increase in New Deal spending.

E. the federal government would never be able to end the Depression.

Question 4

President Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court

A. was eventually defeated in Congress.

B. gained Roosevelt the support of southern Democrats.

C. had little effect on future rulings by the Court.

D. did little political damage to his administration.

E. drew significant support from conservatives.